linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] rngd: add udev rule to source from hwrng if virtio-rng present

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Date:	Fri, 08 Aug 2014 14:46:27 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Amit Shah <amit.shah@...hat.com>
CC:	jgarzik@...pay.com,
	Virtualization List <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Amos Kong <akong@...hat.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] rngd: add udev rule to source from hwrng if virtio-rng
 present

On 08/08/2014 02:07 AM, Amit Shah wrote:
>
> 
>>  To
>> some degree the above is obsolete when we get khwrngd widely deployed,
>> but that is a new-kernel-only kind of thing.
> 
> Right - I'm wondering if any such changes as propsed here are now
> obsolted already by khwrngd?
> 

In this case, yes, khwrngd would be a better solution for current kernels.

	-hpa


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